b(konjunktivisch)
was sollte ich/er deiner Meinung nach tun?what do you think I/he should do or ought to do?so etwas sollte man nicht tunone shouldn't do that, one oughtn't to do that (esp Brit)das hättest du nicht tun sollenyou shouldn't have or oughtn't to have (esp Brit) done thatdas hättest du sehen sollen!you should have seen it!er hätte (gehen/singen) sollenhe should have (gone/sung)du solltest lieber etwas früher kommen/zu Hause bleibenit would be better if you came early/stayed at home

d(Vermutung, Erwartung)
to be supposed or meant toer soll heute kommenhe should come today, he is supposed or meant to come todaysie soll krank/verheiratet seinapparently she's ill/marrieder soll angeblich sehr reich seinhe's supposed to be very richXanthippe soll zänkisch gewesen seinXanthippe is supposed to have been quarrelsomedas soll gar nicht so einfach seinthey say it's not that easywas soll das heißen?what's that supposed to mean?wer soll das sein?who is that supposed or meant to be?

f(in Prophezeihung, geh)
er sollte sie nie wiedersehenhe was never to see her againes hat nicht sollen seinit wasn't to beJahre sollten vergehen, bevor ...years were to pass before ...es sollte nicht lange dauern, bis ...it was not to be long until ...

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